WEBVTT JESSICA: ONE COMMUNITY INAMERICA KNOWS THE DEVASTATION OFHATE CRIMES AND IS NOW ON HIGHALERT.ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL SIKHCOALITION, SIKHS ARE HUNDREDS OFTIMES MORE LIKELY TO BE VICTIMSOF HATE CRIMES THAN THEIR FELLOWAMERICANS, MOSTLY BECAUSE OFTHEIR CUSTOMARY TURBANS AND LONGBEARDS.IN EARLY MARCH, A SIKH MAN INKENT, WASHINGTON WAS SHOT IN HISDRIVEWAY AFTER BEING TOLD TOQUOTE,GO BACK TO YOUR COUNTRY".THE FBI IS INVESTIGATING THECASE AS A HATE CRIME.JUST OUTSIDE OF MILWAUKEE,WISCONSIN, THE SIKH COMMUNITY ISALSO WORRIED.FOUR AND A HALF YEARS AGO AWHITE SUPREMACIST AND ARMYVETERAN CAME TO THE SIKH TEMPLEOF WISCONSIN AND OPENED FIRE,KILLING 6 MEMBERS OF THECONGREGATION.TODAY, THE SIKH COMMUNITY FEARSIT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN.INSIDE THE SIKH TEMPLE OFWISCONSIN BULLET HOLES MARK THEGUNMAN'S PATH.REMINDERS OF THAT TERRIBLE DAY>> I NEVER WANT TO SEE THAT DAYAGAIN.JESSICA: THE DAY 6 PEOPLE HEREPREPARING FOR A SERVICE LOSTTHEIR LIVES AT THE HANDS OF AFORMER US ARMY VETERAN WITH TIESTO WHITE SUPREMACIST GROUPS.SHATTERING THE PEACE, THE SIKHSSAY, IS AT THE HEART OF THEIRCULTURE.>> EVERY SIKH TEMPLE IN THEWORLD HAS 4 DOORS, THATREPRESENT ANYONE IN THE WORLDCAN COME FROM EVERY DIRECTION,WE LOVE EVERYONE, WE WELCOMEEVERYONE.JESSICA: BUT NOW, THOSE DOORSARE LOCKED, AND THERE'SSECURITY.>> THE ENVIRONMENT AT THE TEMPLEIS --THEY'RE SCARED PEOPLE ARESCARED.JUST THE NATIONAL RHETORICTHAT'S HAPPENING.JESSICA: PARDEEP KALEKA AND HISKIDS WERE ON THEIR WAY TO THETEMPLE THAT DAY BUT WERE LATE.HIS FATHER, ALREADY THERE, WASSHOT 5 TIMES, AND DIDN'T MAKEIT.TWO OF KALEKA'S 4 CHILDREN NEVERGOT TO MEET THEIR GRANDFATHER>> IN A WEIRD KIND OF WAY, THISREALLY PUT SIKHISM ON THE MAP,ESPECIALLY IN THE UNITED STATES.JESSICA: AND THERE WAS SUPPORT-- FROM ALL OVER WISCONSIN --AND AROUND THE NATION.IS THAT SUPPORT SOMETHING YOUFEEL TODAY?>> THAT'S A TOUGH QUESTION.TOUGH.I DON'T KNOW.I DON'T KNOW IF I EVEN STILLFEEL THE SUPPORT IS THERE.JESSICA: SIKHS, OFTEN MISTAKENFOR MUSLIMS, BLAME THE ANTIMUSLIM AND IMMIGRANT RHETORICCOMING FROM THE WHITE HOUSE.>> YOU'RE INCITING THIS FEAR,YOU ARE CREATING THIS AND THENYOU WALK BACK AND SAY I DIDN'TKNOW THAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN.JESSICA: NIRMAL SINGH VOLUNTEERSHERE, TEACHING KIDS BORN HERE,ABOUT THE SIKH LANGUAGE ANDCULTURE.SHE SAYS AFTER THE ELECTION EVENTHE LITTLEST ARE BECOMINGVICTIMS OF HAT>> MY KIDS WENT TO SCHOOL ANDTHEY WERE SAYING OH YOU AREGONNA HAVE TO GO BACK HOME NOW.JESSICA: AND, JUST A FEW WEEKSAGO, WHILE AT A WISCONSINWALMART, SINGH SAYS TWO YOUNGWOMEN CALLED HER AND HER KIDS,TERRORISTS -- NOT ONCE, BUTTWICE.>> WHEN YOU HEART THAT WORD, IUNDERSTAND PEOPLE WHO GET CALLEDTHAT NAME AND HOW THEY FEEL ANDWHAT THEY GO THROUGH.IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT YOUFORGET.JESSICA: GULAL SINGH, WHO BEFORETHE SHOOTING, WAS CLEAN SHAVENAND CAME TO TEMPLE HERE ANDTHERE, HAS RECOMMITTED HIS LIFETO SIKHISM.EVEN TEACHING OTHERS ABOUT IT.THE AVID GREEN BAY PACKER FANWISHES PEOPLE COULD SEE HE'S NOTTOO DIFFERENT FROM HIS WISCONSINNEIGHBORS.EVEN THOUGH NOW, HE REFUSES TOTAKE OFF HIS TURBAN.>> IN MY CASE IT'S LIKE NO, WEARTHE TURBAN, GO IN FRONT OF THEPEOPLE AND TELL THEM WHO YOU AREBECAUSE YOU ARE NOT DOINGANYTHING WRONG.WE ARE JUST NORMAL PEOPLE.JESSICA: IT'S FRUSTRATING FORTEMPLE PRESIDENT AND BUSINESSMAN BALHAIR DULAI BEL WHO HASLIVED IN THE U.S. FOR 40 YEARS.HIS SON WORKS FOR THE F.B.I.>> AND YET, I AM STILL BEINGLOOKED AT LIKE I JUST CAME OTHE BOAT YESTERDAY.THAT'S A SHAME.THESE PEOPLE HAVE TO WAKE UP ANDLEARN.JESSICA: AFTER HIS FATHER'SDEATH, KALEKA, A MENTAL HEALTHCOUNSELOR, STARTED ANORGANIZATION THAT HELPS KIDSDEAL WITH TRAUMA AND PROMOTESMORE INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES.BUT HE SAYS EDUCATION IS NOTENOUGH>> IT CAN'T STOP ATUNDERSTANDING, THAT THERE NEEDSTO BE ACTION THAT TAKES PLACE."JESSICA: AN ASSIGNMENT KALEEKAIS TAKING TO HEART -- HE SAYSFOR THE SAKE OF THE NEXT